Significance+of+the+Egyptian+Flag

__** FLAG AND SIGNIFICANCE: **__ The flag of Egypt was adopted to the country on October 4, 1984. The fag has on it three horizontal stripes: red, white, and black. The emblem in the center of the flag is an eagle. The red color refers to the era before 1952 when the Egyptians had a revolution. The white symbolizes the advent of the 1952 revolution, which ended the monarchy without a war. The black symbolizes the end of oppression of the Egyptians at the hands of the monarchy and British colonialism.